SmartCloud Provisioning 2.3.0.1 interim Fix 3 (iFix 2.3.0.1-CSI-ISCP-IF0003) is available for download from Fixcentral . The following version of IBM SmartCloud Provisioning must be installed: SmartCloud Provisioning 2.3.0 Fix Pack 1 or SmartCloud Provisioning Enterprise 2.3.0 Fix Pack 1 with any of the officially released 2.3.0.1 iFixes OR LA fixes. It supercedes the previous SmartCloud Provisioning 2.3.0.1 iFixes 2.3.0.1-CSI-ISCP-IF0001 and 2.3.0.1-CSI-ISCP-IF0002. It also supersedes 2.3.0.1-CSI-ISCP LA fixes LA0001 to LA0006. The following... [More]

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You’re probably wondering what the classic cue for a film take has to do with DevOps. Well in fact there are many similarities between it and continuous software delivery. But before we go into movie making let’s set the stage. The emergence of big data, cloud and mobility to address today's business challenges is driving a proliferation of new applications on top of the core business applications from vendors such as SAP, Microsoft and Oracle. As a consequence, IT environments are becoming much more complex, more diverse,... [More]

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IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator , the first new private cloud offering based on OpenStack and other cloud standards, is now available. Users are looking for Cloud solutions that increase agility, cost savings and offer a competitive advantage. IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator exceeds those needs: Patterns of expertise learned from decades of successful Client and Partner Engagements - SmartCloud Orchestrator captures best practices for complex tasks, abstracted not hardcoded. Built in best practices KPIs, Measurement & Policies in the... [More]

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The challenges of virtualized environments are driving the shift to greater integration of service management capabilities such as image and patch management, high-scale provisioning, monitoring, storage and security. Join us for this webcast to learn how organizations can realize the full benefits of virtualization to reduce management costs, decrease deployment time, increase visibility into performance and maximize utilization. If you're in North America, register here for the April 16th session: http:// bit.ly/Y1X32g If you're in Asia... [More]

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TUC Webcast: Maximize the Benefits of Virtualization for Greater ROI   Please join the Tivoli User Community for a live Webcast and opportunity for Q&A, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM ET USA.  Click here to reserve your webcast seat now About this Webcast: Challenges with virtualized environments are driving the shift to increased integration of service management capabilities such as image and patch management, high-scale provisioning, monitoring, storage and security. In this webcast, learn how organizations can realize the... [More]

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DevOps has become something of a buzzword lately but the idea behind it can be truly powerful. Using a combination of technology and best practices to increase collaboration between development and operations teams can accelerate the application development lifecycle while improving software quality and reducing costs. For many, the development process has become more complex and segregated from operations. Factors such as inefficient communications, manual processes and poor visibility into the deployment process result in production... [More]

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It’s been estimated that the number of virtual machines in data centers has increased at least tenfold in the last decade. More than fifty percent of virtualized environments now have more than one brand of hypervisor. The hypervisor promise of cutting infrastructure expense has given way to increases in licensing costs of more than three hundred percent. And the average number of images destroyed? Nobody knows. In short, the challenges of managing virtualized environments are mounting. The benefits of virtualization—from cost and labor savings... [More]

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Hosted by developerWorks: 27 September 2012, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.mEST    Most organizations are embracing virtualization and some level of cloud computing. They are facing the inevitable problems associated with security and VM sprawl which results from the rapid proliferation of virtual machines. Two of the most critical problems to address in virtual machine management are the patching of all these new virtual systems and ensuring that they are complaint with corporate and security standards. Join this session... [More]

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Orchestration can be one of those ambiguous concepts in cloud computing, with varying definitions on when cloud capabilities truly advance into the orchestration realm. Frequently it’s defined simply as automation = orchestration .   But automation is just the starting point for cloud. And as organizations move from managing their virtualized environment, they need to aggregate capabilities for a private cloud to work effectively. The automation of storage, network, performance and provisioning are all aspects handled in most cases... [More]

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Get involved with the new IBM DevOps project and beta on Jazz.net-- IBM SmartCloud Continuous Delivery is an agile, scalable and flexible solution for end-to-end lifecycle management and automation, creating an environment that takes collaboration between Development and Operation teams to the next level. Learn more.  

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IBM SmartCloud Cost Management now provides usage metering and reporting for IBM SmartCloud Provisioning (SCP).  This is now available for download on the ISM Library here: http://www.ibm.com/software/ismlibrary?NavCode=1TW10UM08 This new capability allows you to collect usage information from SCP environments using the SCP High scale low touch (HSLT) commands.  The new HSLT SCP Collector gathers usage data every hour and processes it once a day.  Usage , Detail and Identifier data is stored on a daily basis.  The usage data is then billed,... [More]

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Starting from August 10th 2012, SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 is generally available.   Here is a synthesis of the new features added: Support for vCenter and VMControl hypervisor managers Support for Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor Capability to deploy patterns Capability to deploy images with more than one disk Capability to check image compatibility and automatically remediate it for HSLT cloud groups Capability to manage legacy virtual machines residing on vCenter via SmartCloud Provisioning self service UI Live migration for KVM... [More]

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In this new post I would like to introduce a new function added in Image Construction and Composition Tool  (ICCT) 1.2, it is the capability to extend a Windows base image available in IBM Smart Cloud Provisioning 2.1. In fact in ICCT 1.2 it's possible to: - import a Windows base image available in IBM Smart Cloud Provisioning 2.1 - extent it adding Windows bundles created using ICCT 1.2 - capture it in order to have in IBM Smart Cloud Provisioning 2.1 a new extended Windows image It is provided using the same User Interface and the... [More]

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With the proliferation of cloud computing, many businesses are starting to adopt a service provider model—either as a deliberate strategy to establish new revenue streams or, in some cases, inadvertently to support the growing needs of their organizations. This is especially true for companies with diverse needs, whether they’re tech companies with dev teams churning out new apps and services, or business owners driving requirements for SaaS services and cloud capabilities to enhance their data center operations. In any event, the distinction... [More]

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